Unhealed fracture repair waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Gold Coast University Hospital waited 11 days or less for unhealed fracture repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Fracture non-union - treatment of". This public hospital is in the Parkwood area of Queensland.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 11 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 99 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 47 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 38 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 4 days in 2016–17 to 11 days in 2024–25 — up 175% — while the national median rose from 4 days to 5 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Robina Hospital, about 13 km away, at 9 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.6%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 11 days | 0.0% | 99 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 8 days | 0.6% | 1073 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 5 days | 0.6% | 3596 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 5 days marks the national median.
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 9 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 48 km away: 8 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 55 km away: 7 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 61 km away: 8 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 6 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 9 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 67 km away: 5 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 67 km away: 7 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Gold Coast University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Gold Coast University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024–25 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Gold Coast University Hospital · Unhealed fracture repair across Australia · Unhealed fracture repair in Queensland · All surgery waits in Queensland